Building a PC...maybe

[Grimjaw]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well, mine so far...

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card ($734.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)

nice list! wow noctuas that dont look hidious. that case must be a brand new model, nice.

fastest ram i've seen but also highest timings. is it worth it? i wouldnt know to be honest, just something i've heard to consider.

you going to set it up in RAID 0 or RAID 1?

[pasi]

EVGA's GTA 1070 FTW's had significant heating issues iirc.

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/nFWXsY is more or less my current build. Opted for 16 GB RAM sticks, larger SSDs, and a different 1080. I've got better cable mgmt, but he's got better light mgmt. Still sexy as fuck. Would 100% recommend LED ram, fans, and strips.

I'd hold off on buying a monitor btw.
http://videocardz.com/65369/asus-ann...g-sync-monitor

[khanable]

Originally Posted by Sage Truthbearer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just wondering but any reason you went with the 1080? Because that's hell of a lot of horsepower that's not needed unless you're running a crazy setup + streaming. The best bang for your buck is going to be the 1060 6GB which is still extremely futureproof and will run most anything you throw at it for ~1/3rd the price.

Originally Posted by Naethyn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also the 1070 will do everything you want for 200 less.

Depends entirely on resolution, refresh rate, and target fps - iirc the only indication op gave of any of these was he was looking at moving to 4k

monitor tech is significantly outpacing gpu horsepower currently (lol 4k 144hz at CES)

[Rogean]

Originally Posted by Grimjaw [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

fastest ram i've seen but also highest timings. is it worth it? i wouldnt know to be honest, just something i've heard to consider.

I'm not an expert specifically with RAM And how it relates to the overall overclocking situation, but I've done a little research and from what I understand the idea is to get as close to the max supported speed by the motherboard that is still within an acceptable true latency.

True Latency can be determined with a formula involving the CAS Latency and the Frequency.

Comparing the lowest CAS of each RAM Frequency resulted in:

4133 @ 19 = 9.19ns
4000 @ 18 = 9ns
3733 @ 17 = 9.10ns
(If a Frequency was skipped, it had the same lowest CAS than the Frequency above it).

So overall I'm really not losing much true latency at all with 4133, and it is the max supported speed by my motherboard, which should give me the greatest room for Overclocking.

Originally Posted by Grimjaw [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

nice list! wow noctuas that dont look hidious. that case must be a brand new model, nice.

Honestly I could care less about the look of the case or the fans, or the colors / LED's.. none of that stuff interests me. However, what I did when I started my case search was to determine what I truly wanted. What it came down to was, I really want a case that is filled with front fans and, more specifically, had a fan at the TOP of the case in place of where the 5.25 bays normally were. I have literally nothing being placed in the front of the case.. no CD Drives, no Hard Drives (I'm using M.2's and that's it, my data / media drives will stay on my old PC). Therefor, I wanted something with all that space cleared out for maximum airflow, and a fan at the top of the case that can blow right over the motherboard (Something a *ton* of cases don't have these days. Almost all of them have fans in the bottom of the front but not right at the top).

So the airflow plan for my case is 3 fans in the front doing Intake. I will be mounting the 280mm Radiator for the CPU in the top of the case, blowing out the top. The GPU Radiator will mount on the fan slot in the back and also blow outward. So I get a true front to back airflow system.

This is the only case I found that will let me do that without all the crap in the way (5.25 bays, hard drive bays). The idea is that I will not be putting those glass panes back on the front and top, so it doesn't block any airflow.

Originally Posted by Grimjaw [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you going to set it up in RAID 0 or RAID 1?

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[Ella`Ella]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Honestly I could care less about the look of the case or the fans, or the colors / LED's.. none of that stuff interests me. However, what I did when I started my case search was to determine what I truly wanted. What it came down to was, I really want a case that is filled with front fans and, more specifically, had a fan at the TOP of the case in place of where the 5.25 bays normally were. I have literally nothing being placed in the front of the case.. no CD Drives, no Hard Drives (I'm using M.2's and that's it, my data / media drives will stay on my old PC). Therefor, I wanted something with all that space cleared out for maximum airflow, and a fan at the top of the case that can blow right over the motherboard (Something a *ton* of cases don't have these days. Almost all of them have fans in the bottom of the front but not right at the top).

So the airflow plan for my case is 3 fans in the front doing Intake. I will be mounting the 280mm Radiator for the CPU in the top of the case, blowing out the top. The GPU Radiator will mount on the fan slot in the back and also blow outward. So I get a true front to back airflow system.

So, by your count of 6 Noctua fans, I am assuming that you're replacing the stock fans on all the radiators (2 on the CPU cooler and 1 on the GPU cooler)? Plus the three fans in the front?

[Rogean]

Originally Posted by Ella`Ella [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So, by your count of 6 Noctua fans, I am assuming that you're replacing the stock fans on all the radiators (2 on the CPU cooler and 1 on the GPU cooler)? Plus the three fans in the front?

Yar

[Ella`Ella]

Placed the order last night - ended up going with this for a final build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 20g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW HYBRID Video Card
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Going to see how the noise level is with the stock fans - i'm suspecting it will be louder than I want, but I don't think they should ramp up too high in RPM that often, given I've got some serious cooling going on. If it does get too loud or hotter than I think it will, I'll switch out with some Noctua fans.

I wanted to go with the Kraken x62 as was recommended, but NewEgg was out of stock, Amazon didn't carry it and I was too impatient to wait. The only real difference is the fans/noise anyways.

Khanable - I took your advice and went with the NZXT Grid+ for fan control as opposed to the shit I had originally picked out. I'll let you know how I like it.

Split some of the purchases between NewEgg and Amazon (Prime), everything should be in around Tuesday of next week - probably won't start the build until that weekend.

[dafier]

Ella, that's a nice build.

[Ella`Ella]

Originally Posted by dafier [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ella, that's a nice build.

Thanks, man!

Thanks everyone for all your input and feedback - I took a lot of comments into consideration when laying out the build.

I'll post pictures once it's all set up.

[pasi]

I wouldn't put much stock into Newegg's delivery estimate.

My last order was a Super-Egg Saver that came in 3 or 4 days.
The order before that was their express delivery which 9 or 10 days.

It's worth it to just pay the tax and buy from Amazon rather than have to stare at 90% of your parts while you're waiting for something to even leave Newegg's warehouse.